In the Web of Destiny: The Strange Adventures of Lieut. Fairlie, R.N.

Victor Fairlie is stranded on half-pay. While in his ancestral home he discovers that his family is haunted by an evil spirit. When he encounters his neighbour’s beautiful daughter his emotions and the family curse bring about a series of perilous events that push Fairlie to the limits of human endurance, not only in England, but half-way across the world, where tropical splendour and death lie side by side..